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    "id": 1383108,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1383108/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Methu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13581,
        "legal_name": "Methu John Muhia",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move: THAT the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 11. The reason we feel that this clause should be deleted is because it seeks to amend Section 114 of the Water Act, 2016, to include Water Works Development Agencies (WWDAs) as beneficiaries of the Water Sector Trust Fund. The Fund has traditionally been earmarked to support marginalised counties, assisting them in financing the development and management of water services. By opening access to the WWDAs, which are national Government entities, there is a significant risk that the allocation of funds to counties, especially those that are marginalised, will diminish. This change could potentially divert resources away from the areas with acute needs, undermining the Fund's primary objective by elevating water service disparities in marginalised regions. I urge Members to support deletion of this clause."
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